Two men are wanted in connection with burglary of a Walters convenience store last Thursday, according to the Isle of Wight Sheriff’s Office.Deputies responded to the commercial burglary at J.B. Food Mart, 29463 Walters Highway, in the early morning hours of July 23, according to a press release.Surveillance video shows a man removing items from inside the store.

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To “mothball” Pierceville and its outbuildings would cost an estimated $72,814.The work would include several steps, the largest portion of which would be weatherproofing the house for $29,5000, according to Frazier Associates. Whether the Smithfield Town Council is willingly to pay that much is yet to be seen. The Town Council’s public buildings and welfare committee was set to discuss Pierceville’s fate at its meeting Tuesday afternoon. The details of that discussion were not available by press time.

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Evan Shelton and Haley Goodin pounded their fingers into a glob of modeling clay, begging the man on the glowing computer screen before them to climb a ladder.The man started and stopped, but didn’t follow their commands.

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By Abby ProchStaff writerSURRY — Surry County will soon debut a new visitors center in the former Clerk of Courts building. The 651 square foot brick building built in 1835 is undergoing an overhaul to make room for the county’s first visitors center. The work includes replacing the roof and adding 144-square feet for restrooms and a kitchenette, said construction manager Brian Camden with Alpha Corporation.A Norfolk architectural firm, Tymoff+Moss Architects, that specializes in historical work, designed the addition, said Camden.

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